Month: August 2021
OPSBA Letter to Premier Ford regarding mandatory vaccination in schools
With the looming presence of a fourth wave of the pandemic and beginning of the school year approaching, the issue of whether a policy making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all eligible students, staff, and visitors who enter public schools is a topic of much discussion within our school communities.
OPSBA launches survey of public education community: School and COVID-19
Ontario children are preparing to return to their public schools this fall for the first time since the spring and we want to hear from you!
Legislative Update – August 9, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned for the summer with Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) returning on September 13, 2021. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Fall 2021 Minister of Education Stephen Lecce has announced the province’s plans for...
MinistryMemoCOVID-19VaccinationJul30-21
MinistryMemoSchool+BoardAbsenceReportingAug05-21
MinistryMemoCOVID-19HealthSafety+OperationalGuideAug03-21
OPSBA statement regarding the 2021-22 Health, Safety and Operational Guidance for Schools plan
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association welcomes today’s release of a return-to-school plan for the upcoming school year. We are pleased to see the government has acted on the guidance of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table and experts from Ontario’s world-renowned hospitals.
OPSBA in the Media – July 2021
Masks on, schools told for September as long-awaited provincial guidance unveiledThe Toronto Star - Aug. 3, 2021Back to school this fall for Ontario’s two million students isn’t quite back to normal, but there will be fewer COVID-19 restrictions than the 2020-21...
Month: August 2021
OPSBA Letter to Premier Ford re Mandatory Vaccination
OPSBA Letter to Premier Ford regarding mandatory vaccination in schools
With the looming presence of a fourth wave of the pandemic and beginning of the school year approaching, the issue of whether a policy making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all eligible students, staff, and visitors who enter public schools is a topic of much discussion within our school communities.
OPSBA launches survey of public education community: School and COVID-19
Ontario children are preparing to return to their public schools this fall for the first time since the spring and we want to hear from you!
Legislative Update – August 9, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned for the summer with Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) returning on September 13, 2021. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Fall 2021 Minister of Education Stephen Lecce has announced the province’s plans for...
MinistryMemoCOVID-19VaccinationJul30-21
MinistryMemoSchool+BoardAbsenceReportingAug05-21
MinistryMemoCOVID-19HealthSafety+OperationalGuideAug03-21
OPSBA statement regarding the 2021-22 Health, Safety and Operational Guidance for Schools plan
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association welcomes today’s release of a return-to-school plan for the upcoming school year. We are pleased to see the government has acted on the guidance of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table and experts from Ontario’s world-renowned hospitals.
OPSBA in the Media – July 2021
Masks on, schools told for September as long-awaited provincial guidance unveiledThe Toronto Star - Aug. 3, 2021Back to school this fall for Ontario’s two million students isn’t quite back to normal, but there will be fewer COVID-19 restrictions than the 2020-21...
